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Update on Longhorn Soccer Star, Kylie Doniak
by learned hand on Feb 28, 2012 11:01 AM EST
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After being the victim of a hit and run Feb. 3rd, Ms. Doniak was sufficiently stable to be moved to a California facility to continue her recovery last Friday. She is still recovering from a brain stem injury, pneumonia, and several broken bones.
Please donate if you're able, and keep Kylie and the Doniak family in the thoughts and prayers of Texas. Hat Tip to nyclonghorngal for bringing this to our attention.
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Maybe it would be easier if Texas just bought OU...
The Indianapolis Business Journal and IU finance prof Ryan Brewer attempt valuations for college football programs. Spoiler: Texas runs up the score on the balance sheet.
Do we have any bored business students with access to the 242 page study who are willing to summarize UT vs. UGA?
1. Texas $848.3 million
2. Georgia $483.6 million
3. Penn State $446.9 million
4. Florida $421.8 million
5. LSU $397.4 million
6. Michigan $393.5 million
7. Alabama $374.3 million
8. Auburn $359.4 million
9. Oklahoma $343 million
10. Tennessee $321.3 million
(Hat tip: Year2 at Team Speed Kills)
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A List of Demands, From the Desk of Bill Powers
by learned hand on Sep 20, 2011 10:13 PM EDT
in Conference Realignment
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Much has been made of the demands Texas is making on the PAC 12. What has not been known until this moment, is that UT is negotiating on behalf of both the Texas and Oklahoma schools. My sources within the administration have uncovered a partial list of demands, which Bill Powers and Larry Scott will take to the PAC 12.* It is anticipated that they will be unanimously accepted because the PAC 12 just can't quit us.
Meanwhile, we, like the eastern hordes we are perceived to be, seek to crush our enemies, see them driven before us, and hear the lamentations of their sweater-clad women.
* Note: In case it isn't obvious, I have no sources within the administration.
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Before Football Starts, a Few Thoughts on the Realignment Game
by learned hand on Aug 29, 2011 1:15 PM EDT
in Conference Realignment
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On the eve of the second round of realignment in as many years, a few trends and stories worth following, in no particular order.
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Open Thread: NFL Draft Day Two
by learned hand on Apr 29, 2011 6:36 PM EDT
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Tim Cole and Malcolm Brown commit to UT, ruin Mike Sherman's nap time.
by learned hand on Apr 3, 2011 4:34 PM EDT
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It's good to see the new staff landing some top targets targets. Ghost of Big Roy will be by later to tell you more, but a top DT prospect and a rangy linebacker are impressive additions for Manny Diaz. There are a lot more questions to be answered about this staff, but their ability to recruit may no longer be one of them.
Please leave the name of the last recruit UT lost in a heads up competition to the Aggies in the comments. I'm going with John David Crow.
Question of the Day: Would You Still Be A Fan If Texas Went Pro?
by learned hand on Mar 10, 2011 12:00 PM EST
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First, a little background is probably necessary. The business of NCAA athletics is often as interesting to me as the events themselves. And lately, with sports news focusing on cheating, alleged cheating, and rule-bending, it has again been highlighted that the separation between the sport on the field and the sometimes seedy business off the field is merely a semantic one.
In some corners it has been suggested that paying players is both the solution to these compliance problems and the right thing to do. (1). Apparently some players and their representatives are being paid in violation of the rules, and the future of college sports could hinge on what, if anything will been done about these violations. To make matters more entertaining, the stories of runners and street agents are only the latest course added to our buffet of "Death to the BCS" chants, debates over the merits of a playoff, dreams of exclusive television networks, and fevered nightmares about a reignited realignment debate.
Since indulging in absurdly hypothetical metaphysics is hobby of mine, I began to wonder how fans would change if the whole thing blew up. That's how you get this question of the day.
A Brief Matter of Perspective
by learned hand on Nov 24, 2010 1:50 AM EST
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The blogosphere has been faced with an interesting question recently, "When is it okay for Texas fans to root against Texas?" The answer, fortunately, is quite simple. Supporting a college team is fundamentally different from supporting a pro team. You're either supporting the young men on the field, and symbolically the school itself, or you're not. [1]
Supporting Belmont Hall is something else entirely, and it's a distinction with a difference. So to those fans here and elsewhere so tired of replacing televisions because you reflexively attack them with a claw hammer when you see a bubble screen for -1 yard that you're plotting grand schemes, I come in peace. Now, allow me to retort.[2]
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Morning/Afternoon Game Thread
by learned hand on Oct 30, 2010 12:47 PM EDT
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Watching football? This is your place to comment about it until the Texas game.
Waiting for Vince: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts?
by learned hand on Oct 25, 2010 8:07 PM EDT
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William Mack Brown: I can't go on like this.
Greg Davis: That's what you think.
Brown: If we parted? That might be better for us.
Davis: We’ll hang ourselves tomorrow. (Pause.) Unless Vince comes.
Brown: And if he comes?
Davis: We’ll be saved.
Brown: Well? Shall we go?
Davis: Pull on your trousers
Brown: What?
Davis: Pull on your trousers.
Brown: You want me to pull off my trousers?
Davis: Pull ON your trousers.
Brown: (Realizing his trousers are down.) True. (He pulls up his trousers).
Davis: Well? Shall we go?
Brown: Yes, let’s go. (They do not move) *
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Afternoon/Evening Open Thread
by learned hand on Oct 23, 2010 4:29 PM EDT
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Football is a cruel mistress, but I have no plans to stop watching.
Vent your rage against the burnt orange sun here. Use this for the usual envy/enjoyment/schadenfruede.
Anti-BCS Group Calls in the IRS.
I can't say exactly why, but tax attorneys tend to take college football very, very seriously.
Coaching Expectations - Texas Edition
by learned hand on Sep 2, 2010 6:11 PM EDT
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"The only thing that disturbs me about my profession is the fact that people give you too much credit when you win - and too much criticism when you lose. I'll be the same person and do the same things and say the same things when we lose. But people won't believe me then. I won't change, but the people will."
-- Darrell K. Royal in the Alcalde, September 1962 edition
Realignment Roundtable
by learned hand on Jun 15, 2010 1:01 PM EDT
in Conference Realignment
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In which Txtwstr7, Hopkins and LH try to figure out what happened over the last 24 hours, aside from the obvious.
Athletics, Research, and Filthy Lucre: Part One of a Love Story
by learned hand on Jun 13, 2010 6:05 PM EDT
in Conference Realignment
on Burnt Orange Nation
I have been drafted to be BON's resident Longhorn economics writer. You can probably gauge your interest in anything I will be writing based on the prior sentence. Expect enough data to evidence a point, but I'll try to keep it engaging. That means no game theory or balance sheets.
This is going to be a multi-part series. I'll take on some general economic memes on the blogosphere, follow up with an overview of the Longhorn economy and its relationship with the athletic program, and then follow with some informed speculation as to what the future holds for UT in its new conference. Eventually, I plan to take on the thorny topic of student-athlete pay-to-play in the super-conference era. Feel free to send along suggestions. If A&M goes its own way, I'll give it a little attention as a parting gift. Because all A&M ever wanted was to be loved.
It is worth reiterating this disclaimer, there is no room for politics on BON. Economics and politics are often conflated, but lets keep this fun for those who enjoy exploring economic problems and solutions.
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Ochocinco and Jordan Shipley - Roommates Part Deux?
@Jordan_shipley where the f%#% are you at? I'm level 3 pissed, tweet me back now, draft is over , we are suppose to bond now #cigars about 8 hours ago via OCNN
@jordan_Shipley man if you don't return my text you ain't super-sizing when we go to McDonalds and I'm gonna flat your car tires #serious about 9 hours ago via OCNN
Carlos Dunlap and Jordan Shipley, time to make them great #McDonalds then i got to take them to #claires and get them some jewelry
- NFL Network, make this a reality show. ASAP.
I Knew Him Horatio…
by learned hand on Sep 16, 2008 9:24 PM EDT
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This is my first fanpost, hopefully it will be better than a cruise to despair.(1) Be gentle with me. Please.
"Genius is not replicable. Inspiration, though, is contagious, and multiform — and even just to see, close up, power and aggression made vulnerable to beauty is to feel inspired and (in a fleeting, mortal way) reconciled." -the words of a sports fan.
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AP publishes poll votes
BZ has already pointed out the issues with polling for champions, but it's still an enjoyable topic of conversation. Besides, the AP doesn't play with the BCS kids anymore.
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